Events
The Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board (DSAB) supports several awareness events each year, particularly Safeguarding Adults Week, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15 June, and the annual Scams Awareness campaign arranged by Citizens Advice.
Safeguarding Adults Week
Safeguarding Adults Week is an annual national campaign where organisations come together to raise awareness of important safeguarding issues.
Safeguarding Adults Boards are central to planning, coordinating and delivering Safeguarding Adults Week locally and provide education to strengthen how organisations, communities and individuals work together to protect adults at risk. The week also provides an opportunity to help people in our local communities understand how to recognise safeguarding concerns, how to respond appropriately, and promote that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Safeguarding Adults Week 2026 takes place from 16 to 22 November.
During Safeguarding Adults Week 2025, the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Boards hosted seven multi-agency training sessions covering a wide range of safeguarding topics. These sessions included cybercrime and online safety; domestic abuse and older people; sexual abuse and older people; unpaid carers; low-level support; safer cultures in sport; and co-production.
In addition, two service managers from Derbyshire County Council’s Safeguarding Adults Quality and Development Team, working in partnership with the Safeguarding Adults Boards, produced two short videos highlighting the importance of co-production in safeguarding. These videos, which are available on YouTube, amplify the voices of people with lived experience and reflect the Boards’ commitment to inclusive and person-centred safeguarding:
Chesterfield FC Charitable Trust supported the DSAB’s focus on unpaid carers by helping to shine a spotlight on the vital role carers play in supporting family members, friends and neighbours. Supporters saw information about unpaid carers not only in the match programme, but also displayed on big screens around the stadium — demonstrating how Safeguarding Adults Boards use creative partnerships to reach wider audiences and promote safeguarding messages across the community.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board supports World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which happens each year on 15 June. It represents the one day in the year when the whole world voices its opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to some of our older generations.
In 2022 we produced a video presentation with help from 2 Derbyshire care homes, Ada Belfield in Belper and Rowthorne in Swanwick, whose staff and residents feature. The residents and care home staff really help to bring to life the messages we are so keen to share about recognising and reporting abuse and neglect, and we are grateful for their involvement in the project. The presentation is also attached to this page.
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